Kieran Tierney selected in Scotland's provisional Euro 2024 squad

The Arsenal left-back on loan at Real Sociedad makes the cut for Scotland's provisional squad for Euro 2024



Kieran Tierney selected in Scotland's provisional Euro 2024 squad


Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has been selcted in Scotland's provisional 28-man Euro 2024 squad.

Boss Steve Clark chose the Gunners defender who has been on loan in La Liga with Real Sociedad in his initial squad for the football jamboree in Germany this summer. 

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Norwich City), Zander Clark (Hearts), Craig Gordon (Hearts), Liam Kelly (Motherwell).

Defenders: Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), Jack Hendry (Al Ettifaq), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Liam Cooper (Leeds United), Scott McKenna (FC Copenhagen), Grant Hanley (Norwich City), Greg Taylor (Celtic), John Souttar (Rangers), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).

Midfielders: Callum McGregor (Celtic), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton & Hove Albion), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Jack (Rangers).

Forwards: Lyndon Dykes (Queen's Park Rangers), Che Adams (Southampton), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), Ben Doak (Liverpool), James Forrest (Celtic).

While every Arsenal supporter will wish Tierney well in Germany, the defender could have played final match for Arsenal.

While Tierney has two years to go on his deal at the Emirates, the success the club has experienced while Tierney has been on loan in the Basque country could mean he has already kicked his last ball for the club.

“There is every chance,” he said speaking to the Athletic earlier this month. 

“Look at the squad depth in that position now. They have (Oleksandr) Zinchenko, (Jurrien) Timber, (Takehiro) Tomiyasu, (Jakub) Kiwior. Four players can play there. So if I go back and it’s the same as before then I’m not silly, I know the chances are I’ll be leaving.

“But you never know in football. You get the rare case with (William) Saliba, where he came back after a couple of good seasons (out on loan) but you don’t see it too often with someone who has played for four years, left, and then come back to play again.

“Stranger things have happened. I could go back and there is a place for me. So I’m prepared for both.”

“There are no hard feelings or spite from me,” Tierney says. “I understand the decision of the manager to change me from No 1 to No 2. It’s football.

“It never happened in a personal way. It was tactical. He thought it was best to get Arsenal results — and he was 100 per cent correct, when you look at it. They were close to winning the league last year, and this year I think they’ll do it.

“The Arsenal fans are amazing. Whenever I post, or Sociedad post, there are still fans saying, ‘We wish you were here’. It makes me happy, as they could easily just forget about me because I’m not there anymore.”


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